OAKLAND — Two shootings about an hour apart Thursday afternoon, one in West Oakland and another near Kaiser Hospital, left two men wounded, one in critical condition, police said. The shootings were not connected, police said.

In another shooting Wednesday night in East Oakland, a 16-year-old boy was wounded in the leg.

About 2:30 p.m. Thursday, a man was shot during a robbery in the 400 block of 26th Street in West Oakland. The suspect fled in a car before police arrived. The man was in stable condition at a hospital.

At 1:40 p.m. Thursday, a man was shot in the upper body in the 3700 block of Webster Street near West MacArthur Boulevard, a few blocks from Kaiser Hospital. He was in critical condition at a hospital. Police detained a possible suspect and were seeking others. No motive was available.

The 16-year-old is expected to recover from the shooting, which happened about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of 104th Avenue. His name was not released.

The youth was able to tell police he was walking on 104th Avenue when somebody he did not know approached him and shot him. He knew of no motive for the shooting, police said.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money in each shooting. Anyone with information can call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572 or 510-777-3211.

Harry Harris is a Pulitzer Prize winning breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He began his Oakland Tribune career in September 1965 as a 17-year-old copyboy. He became a reporter in 1972 and is considered one of the best crime and breaking news reporters in the country. He has covered tens of thousands of murders and other crimes in the East Bay. He has also mentored dozens of young reporters, some of whom continue to work in journalism today.